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Facts About Melanoma
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Actinic (Solar) Keratosis. Actinic keratosis (also called solar keratosis) is a skin lesion caused by too much sun exposure. There is some increased risk of skin cancer in patients who have these lesions, but the risk of one specific actinic keratosis turning into cancer is low. The increased risk of cancers may be due to the fact that heavy sun exposure has been linked to both actinic keratosis and nonmelanoma skin cancers.
Actinic keratosis occur after years of sun...
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The Dangers of Tanning Beds: Five Fast Facts
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Melanoma Rates Increasing in Young Women
A new study hot off the presses reveals that the rate of skin melanoma cases is on the rise among young women. In fact, it jumped 50%... Read more »
Take an Antioxidant, Avoid Melanoma?
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Nodular Melanoma
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Early Warning Signs of Melanoma
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Melanoma and Other Skin Cancers: Treatment for Melanoma
Source: ADAM Encyclopedia
ScreeningEducation and prevention programs have led to improved screening for skin cancer, which in turn has improved diagnosis and survival rates... Read more »
Drug could make melanoma more vulnerable to chemo
A compound that targets and disables a protein found in melanoma tumors may make the deadly skin cancer more vulnerable to chemotherapy, early... Read more »
Gene screening could help ID melanoma
Scientists have found that differences in levels of certain genetic markers may help doctors distinguish between common moles and melanoma. Even... Read more »
Study: Older men should look for melanoma
A new study delivers a lifesaving message to older men about the potentially deadly skin cancer known as melanoma: If you can't examine your own... Read more »
Genes boost melanoma risk in even "good tanners"
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